Persian Gulf-1947: Turbulent Ocean Waves from Moving Vessel

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Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Turbulent Ocean Waves from Moving Vessel — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures rough seas from the perspective of a vessel traveling through the Persian Gulf. The footage shows turbulent ocean waves under a cloudy sky, viewed through a window frame with visible film grain and scratches. Silhouetted ship structures and railings appear in the foreground, emphasizing the motion and instability of the journey. The blue-tinted, slightly faded color palette and natural camera shake evoke a sense of historical authenticity and maritime adventure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124759449

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm maritime home-movie footage for edits needing rough sea travel, vessel-perspective cutaways, or archival ocean passage atmosphere.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century shipboard travel through visible porthole or window framing, railings, deck structure, and a faded 8mm color palette.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view feels like a passenger filming from inside or under cover as the vessel moves through unsettled water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling sea, cloudy sky, dark window bars, a ship railing, curved deck equipment, silhouetted structure, film scratches, and soft blue exposure.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, slight fading, gate edges, dust marks, and handheld shake that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, travel transition, storm-at-sea cutaway, or reflective memory beat in a maritime sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for mid-century civilian travel by water without identifying the vessel, route, passengers, or specific shoreline.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but copyright and vessel or property identification should be reviewed separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1940s 8mm rough seas, Persian Gulf vessel travel, ship window ocean view, vintage home movie maritime footage, or stormy sea cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring clips from the same reel, then with confirmed Persian Gulf or 1947 travel material, then with broader shipboard and rough-sea footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 8mm frame from a vessel, with silhouetted window bars, railings, and cloudy sky visible through the opening. — Shipboard view through dark framing toward a cloudy horizon and deck structure.

Shipboard 8mm view with dark vertical framing, railings, and a cloudy sky, likely filmed from a moving vessel. — Silhouetted ship structure and railings stand against the cloudy sky.

Handheld 8mm shipboard frame with dark window supports, a railing, and partial deck equipment under overcast sky. — Window bars and deck fixtures frame a dim shipboard view under clouds.

1947 8mm frame showing rough open water and a cloudy horizon, likely filmed from a vessel in the Persian Gulf per clip metadata. — Rough sea surface rolls below a cloudy horizon from the vessel viewpoint.

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